New Southern Author announces the release of her first novel. Hens Rule is a romantic mystery with a unique setting. Don't miss the first of an exciting new suspense series!

It's a great story packed with surprises, spun around characters who are funny, endearing, and feisty...Joyce Scarbrough author of True Blue Forever. Great ingredients for a real thriller...screams in the night, southern nights at that! This is a real page-turner, stay-up-all nighter...Erin Elder.

Title: Hens Rule
Author: Susan Weekley    
ISBN: 1591298970
Published by: Publish America

July, 2003 -- Inheriting the family farm, Rachel and Sherry Collier give up their pampered life in Mobile and move to the rural town of Evergreen, Alabama. After they arrive, the women discover their relative Darlyn MacKinstry was murdered.
Accidents continue to happen at the farm, convincing them the murderer is still around. Realizing the danger they are in, Rachel seeks help from the local police.

Sheriff Jake Brewer is on the case but his attraction to Rachel is hindering his judgment. Who could have killed Darlyn and why? Neighbor Oscar Newcume s sudden romantic interest in Sherry worries him. Added to Jake s list of suspects is Rachel s grandmother Barbara. Why would a woman who hasnt set foot on the farm in thirty years unexpectedly return?

When Sherry is kidnapped Jake and Rachel strive to prevent her from meeting the same fate as Darlyn. Will they find her in time?

Review by Tracy Farnsworth of the Romance/Mystery Readers Connection...
HENS RULE tackles a new setting, life on a chicken farm. Ms. Weekley aptly describes this unique setting. I have experienced a tour through a chicken farm once in my life, and I never will again. Nothing smells worse! However, it was interesting to set a cunning killer into such a setting. There are plenty of surprises lurking from page to page.

About the Author                                        
Susan Weekley lives in Semmes, Alabama. She is a single parent with two children and one grandchild.

Ms. Weekley is a graduate of Mary G. Montgomery High School and attended the University of South Alabama. Formerly a teacher and childcare director, she has worked in customer service for the lasttwelve years. She is a founding member of The Southern Belle Authors League.

Watch for the sequel to Hens Rule, titled Cherokee Rose, to be released fall of 2003.

Hens Rule is now available through all on-line book stores.
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You may contact the author at www.authorsden.com/susanwweekley or susan@southernbelleauthor.com